Darlingtonia californica

Darlingtonia californica Torr.

California pitcherplant, Cobra Plant

Synonym(s): Chrysamphora californica

Several tubular leaves with hood-like tops grow in a cluster; 1 yellow-green and maroon flower hangs at the tip of a leafless stalk.

Insects, or other small organisms, attracted to the nectar secreted by the hood and appendages, enter the hole beneath the hood. Once inside, numerous down-pointing hairs discourage escape, and they are decomposed by microorganisms in the fluid in the tubular base. Nutrients thus released are absorbed by the Cobra Plant.

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USA:CA , OR , WANative Distribution: Most of western Oregon to northwestern California and the central Sierra Nevada. Native Habitat: Coastal bogs and mountain streams and seeps.

Mr. Smarty Plants says

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